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Hot Hits
Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
Signature TheatreMar. 19 – Apr. 7 Heidi Thomas Writers’ Initiative work, a brutal and elegant exploration of the unifying virtue of art and what things are most worth saving when the world is collapsing.
Antonio Sánchez
AMP by StrathmoreThu. Apr 4 Drummer and composer Antonio Sánchez is riding the crest of a musical wave that began with his Golden Globe and BAFTA-nominated score for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).
Grand Hotel, The Musical
Signature TheatreApr. 2 – May. 19 At the bustling Grand Hotel a series of eclectic guests and staff including a fading ballerina, a destitute baron, a wannabe-starlet typist, and an ailing bookkeeper collide in a non-stop musical toast to the high life.
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour: featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant & Christian Sands
StrathmoreThu. Mar 21 Cécile McLorin Salvant makes her triumphant return under the banner of the legendary Monterey Jazz Festival.
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra: Cosmic Depth
StrathmoreSun. Mar 31 From Maryland’s capital to the Music Center, the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra (ASO) shares memorable symphonic music in this afternoon program.
Lewis Black
StrathmoreSun. Apr 14 Known as the king of the rant, Lewis Black uses his trademark style of comedic yelling and animated finger-pointing to skewer anything and anyone that gets under his skin.
Confection
Folger Shakespeare LibraryMar. 21 – 24 Third Rail Projects’ newest immersive experience, Confection, is a rollicking rumination on opulence, inequity, and teeny-tiny desserts. In this 45-minute experience.
The Triplets of Belleville Cine-Concert
StrathmoreThu. Apr 18 The animated French feature The Triplets of Belleville & Charest are back; with Le Terrible Orchestre de Belleville, he recreates live the original score as the film itself is beamed onto the big screen.
Eliot Chang
AMP by StrathmoreFri. Mar 29 Now is your chance to experience Chang’s comedy live at AMP!
Tinsley Ellis & Coco Montoya
AMP by StrathmoreTue. Mar 26 Two of blues’ finest players share AMP’s stage.
Ms. Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton with members of the National Philharmonic
StrathmoreSat. Apr 6 Fischer and her band return to Strathmore, this time for a fully orchestrated performance.
Black Violin
StrathmoreApr. 9 – 10 Classically trained violist Wil B. and violinist Kev Marcus are back with their distinctive multi-genre sound that is perfectly described as “classical boom.”
Spotlights
Direct Current: Du Yun with OK Miss
The Kennedy CenterFri. Apr 5
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour: featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant & Christian Sands
StrathmoreThu. Mar 21
National Symphony Orchestra: Debussy's La mer
The Kennedy CenterApr. 11 – 13
Tastes of the Mediterranean
Folger TheatreMar. 29 – 31
Washington National Opera: Faust
The Kennedy CenterMar. 22 – 30
Love's Labor's Lost
Folger TheatreApr. 30 – Jun. 9
Anoushka Shankar
Sixth & ISat. Mar 23
Mariinsky Ballet: Le Corsaire
The Kennedy CenterApr. 9 – 14
Chucho Valdés
Sixth & ISat. Apr 6
Jay Leno
The Kennedy CenterFri. Apr 26
Direct Current: National Symphony Orchestra: Glass's Itaipu & Auerbach's ARCTICA
The Kennedy CenterMar. 28 – 30
Broadway Center Stage: Tommy
The Kennedy CenterApr. 25 – 28
